He has no social media, no pictures, no videos, no online presence, nothing.

Personally, I started my investment journey with multifamily properties before moving into single-family homes.

Referrals from local investors on BiggerPockets can be a great resource. https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/agents@Mark Ainley sounds like a great person to link up with!

Can this person now be "a real estate" professional? 

Our life is complicated and I work a complicated stressful job, but if we’re being honest, I also don’t have time for renters, but I somehow make it work and I personally think it pays off.Mtg: 1800Rent: 2900Owe: 200Rate: 4.5 I thinkSell Price: est. 450-460No other rentals except an in law suite on our current primaryFuture goals: would love to use this properly to buy other properties to get out of the corporate rat race. 

If you would like to connect, please check out my profile for contact info, and let's setup a time to have a cup of coffee, either in person or virtually!

Please share any helpful resources, your personal experiences, and what you have found to be valuable with every transaction.

Here’s my perspective based on personal experience.For some context, I’ve been investing in real estate since 2019, primarily in Detroit, while living in California.

Love getting the person that has zero debt to start the game.

In fact, New Jersey law prohibits you from listing personal identifiers on the form.